The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

338 CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES-FORMS
KO. 298.-PROCURING EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS BY FALSE
PRETENCES.
Section 492.
By falsely and fraudulently representing to one E.F. that a document then
shown to him was a receipt for money, whereas in fact it was a promissory note
[or was a bill of mortgage, whereas in fact it was a transfer of land (or as the case
way be)], procured the said E.F. to sign [or execute] the said document.
N 0. ~~~.-OBIIITERATING CROSSINGS ON CHEQUES.
Section 493.
(1.) Obliterated [or Added to or Altered] the crossing on a crossed cheque
drawn by one E.F., with intent thereby then to defraud.
(2.) Knowingly uttered R crossed cheque on which the crossing had been
obliterated [or added to or altered], with intent thereby then to defraud.
No. 300. -34AKIKG DOCUMENTS WITHOUT ACTHORITY.
Section 494.
(1.) Without lawful authority or excuse made [or signed or executed] for [or
in the name of or on account of] one E.F., a document purporting to be a
promissory note (or as the case may be) [or a writing purportiug to be (46. as
the case may be)], with intent thereby then to defraud.
(2.) Knowingly uttered a document [or writing] purporting to be (46. as
above), which had been made for signed or executed] by one M.N. for [or in the
name of or on account of] one E.F. without lawful authority or excuse, with intent
thereby then to defraud.
NO. 301.-DEMANDING PROPERTY UPON FORGED TESTAMENTARY
INSTRUMENTS.
Section 495.
Procured the delivery [or payment] to himself [or to one M.N.] of a horse
[or $2,000 (or as the case may be)] by virtue of a probate [or letters of aclministra-
tion] which had been granted upon a forged will Lor codicil] purporting to be the
will of one E.F. [or which had been granted upon a will (or codicil) purporting to
be the will of one E.F., and which had been obtained by false evidence], as the
said A.B. then well knew.
NO. 302.--PURCHASING FORGED BANK NOTES.
Seetion 496.
Purchased [or Received] from one M.N. [or from a person to the said Attorney-
General (or J.J.K.) unknown1 [or Had in his possession] without lawful authority
or excuse a forged bank note purporting to be issued by the X.Y. Banking
Company, Limited: And that the said A.B. then knew that the same was forged.
KO. ~O~.--FATJXE CERTIFICATE OF MESSAGE RECEIVED BY
TELEGRAPH.
Section 497.
Knowingly signed upon a document purporting to be a copy of a writ of capias
(U?* (15 the case may be) the contents whereof had been received by telegraph under
the prollsions of the laws acthorising the transmission by telegraph of documents
requiring signature or seal a false certificate that it had been received under the
provisions of the aforesaid laws, whereas it had not been so received. as the said
A.B. then well kliaw.
NO. 304.-FALSIFYING WARRANTS FOR MONEY PAYABLE UNDER
PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
Section 498.
Being then employed in the Public Service of Queensland, knowingly made out
[or delivered to one M.N.] a warrant for the payment to one M.W. [or to him]
of the sum of $ , as being money payable to the said M.N. by public authority,
whereas the sum to which the said M.N. was then entitled was $ , as the said
A.B. then well knew, with intent thereby then to defraud.